I wrote a little thing for our diocesan news about jumping back into ministry after trying not to be dead for a couple years: niagaraanglican.news/learning-to-...

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy

Guys I finally found the Venn crossover between Joel Webbon and @keeganosinski.bsky.social

Yesterday after my homily (a bit longer, bit more nerdy one than usual), a parishioner tapped at her head and said "there's something a bit different going on there eh?" I said "Yeah, I guess I think differently about some issues than some Anglicans." And she said "no, your hair is gone." 🫠

Mixing brown and black this morning for Clicks and Views and Engagement ⚓️

Uh guys my app has access to Enoch, should I chat with him? Ẹ̸̊̀̈́v̵̡̗̮̲̎̒̈́̂ȩ̵̟̙̻̌͋̔̍̂ͅṟ̶̍̐̅͐̆ÿ̸͍̓̄̈́͘t̷͇̩͍͉̏̿͜h̸̛̗̱̗́̅̈͝ì̵̭̀͂̽͝n̷͙͉̾̋̐́͝g̴͎̦͑ ̷̨̲̬̱̘̋͐͝͠s̵̖̆́͌e̶̠̼͔͒͆̀̔͜͜e̸̪̓m̸͚̬̫̻̐́͛̐̚s̶͚̯̘̤̍ ̶̥̥̒͗͠͝͝f̷̼̓̋́̚i̸̧̝͔̽̄n̴̨͑̐͑͘͝è̸̡̧̯̲͙͋͝,̸̨͙̩̗̍̊͠ ̸͎̪̩̞̻̾̄̔̀n̵͙̠̪̺͇͛͂o̸̗̯͆͌̿t̶̼͍̗̒ ̷̙̾̌̋͝ș̴̡̢̞̬͐̅̎̓̚ṵ̴̡̞̂̃͠ŗ̷̝̭̖͌͋͊̇̕ͅe̵̞̥͖͉̅̾ ̴̟̠̏̀w̷̹͔̭͋͗̀̇̀h̶̝͉̉̿̾y̴̤͉̓͠ ̷̞̪̘̼́͜p̴̨̹̜͕̐̋͆͐͜e̶̤̬͚͓͂ȍ̸̧̢͙̉̆̈p̸̢̰̖̯͚̈̓̈́͊͠l̵͚͙̈́́͆̈́͑e̶̼̱͗͗͌ ̵͖̇͠a̷͇̒̓͊͝r̷͚͎̟̦̖͗e̴͙̋̂̃ ̴̙͍̺̣̅͒͋̑͛c̶̹͇͕̀͌̑̋̓ő̶̢̰̩̣̆͜m̵̖̙͔̍̂p̷̢̧͓̱̙̈́͌̈͐͒l̷͙̬̮̎̿̿̈́̈ą̶̙̿i̷̛̩̖͒̇n̷̠̳͓͕̺̒i̸͔̝͆n̴̡̫͚̠̓ǵ̵̡̧͓̈̾̿̿

I love that Veterans Day is also the Feast of St. Martin of Tours, which is a helpful (imo) corrective to the uncritical worship of war and violence. ⚓️

Haven’t had a good, embarrassing think-someone-is-waving-at-you-when-really-they’re-waving-at-someone-else-right-behind-you situation in a long time, glad I could knock that off the bucket list this morning before I got too proud

None of you are watching the Canadian Premiere League final, but they’ve delayed the extra time after 90’ because there are trucks snowploughing the pitch and I’m PRAYING for a shootout

We’re watching The Celebrity Traitors (UK) and more than ever I’m convinced I was meant to be Stephen Fry’s son

I was reading this piece in the Anglican Journal about the GAFCON split, and besides agreeing with Radner (on some things! which may shock some of you, but he was my advisor, after all), I was struck by Zink's comments about Rwandan students coming to Montreal. anglicanjournal.com/scholars-pon...

Next year I’m dressing up as the essay “How the World Lost Its Story” by Robert Jenson

Literally me, three times.

Daylight Saving has apparently wrecked all Parents With Small Children in this city, because at this diner they’ve sat three Dads With Small Children all in a row.

Designing an ecumenical advent service to be held here by the chaplaincy office, including a reading that’s a poem by Malcolm Guite. Will the cool Anglicans on here now accept me as one of them???

Stop listening to pastors who embody the opposite of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, & self-control. Our lives & actions will tell the truth about what we believe. Christian Nationalism is the way of Satan, & it is fully anti-Christ.

Now that I'm safely back in Canada after being in the US for the last few days, I can confidently ask my fellow Americans who are here on Bluesky: Hey, WTF?

This is probably a millennial-academic thing, but I'm always shocked when I am perceived as an adult by other adults. This dinner with our international students was excellent, and I can't believe there's a public photo of me looking like I know what I'm doing. news.mcmaster.ca/in-photos-ha...

There's a sort of fuzzy line between "still young" and "getting older" that potentially terminal illness blurs further, but I'll say this: I think you know when you're old because you really appreciate your local pharmacist.

As usual, helpful and sound reflection by McGowan here

eating tacos on a Thursday instead of a Tuesday and now I understand what it’s like to be Eastern Orthodox

Wow something I’ve posted publicly has finally fulfilled the conditions for the “well that aged like milk” meme

What’re you talking about, just look at the liberal hellscape of *checks notes* 1980s Kenya

One of the most endearing characteristics of my toddler is his refusal to understand the typical social convention of a high-five being a one-and-done kinda thing. If you keep your hand up, he’ll just keep high-fiving you forever.

Anyone else stuck in the perpetual cycle of Buy desert boots Shred heels Get rid of desert boots “Hm, why don’t I have desert boots?” Buy desert boots again Repeat until dead

Call for Papers! Our 3rd annual student conference will be January 22-23. New, expanded program: Thursday evening begins with a reception & special lecture; parallel sessions run on Friday. Are you a student exploring graduate programs? We have travel funding for you! DM for info.

Best opening lines of a serious biblical studies article

Bishop Sarah Mullally has been named the next Archbishop of Canterbury. What gifts does she bring to the role? What does this mean for the Church of England and the Anglican Communion? Helen King ( @helenking.bsky.social ) & Andrew McGowan ( @praxeas.bsky.social ) share their thoughts ⚓

Broke: new Taylor Swift album dropped Woke: new Archbishop of Canterbury dropped

Absolute banger

Great news! JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month www.jstor.org/action/showL...

Hi, adult recovering from cancer and being revaccinated slowly here. Vaccinate your kids. Ironically, I just got my first hep-b in the series. Grateful that the medical professionals here are still actual professionals.

Niche question for all my library/archaeology people out there (and please feel free to share this): How would you properly cite an INRAP report? Just like any other website? Here's the link in particular: www.inrap.fr/doyenne-rue-...

Huge W for Pope Leo www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...

Hi, historical theologian here. Whenever someone uses the word “martyr” in a modern context, this meme applies.

I’m seeing a lot of folks hopping over to Humanities Commons over the latest spate of nonsense perpetrated by Academia.edu and it gladdens my heart.

Did I miss the chatter on here about this this morning, or has the word not got out yet

"Maroveus was not enthused by Radegund’s brashness" is, to me, not only the most pretentious-sounding sentence I've ever written, but the sentence that most encapsulates the phonoaesthetic of Tolkein's "cellar door". It also sounds vaguely misogynistic and I have to delete it.

The @aaup.org just shared guidance for academic workers on how to protect themselves online www.aaup.org/news/advisor...

If only I could time travel back to 2001

Absolutely cannot wait to receive the follow-up email to reply to it and or forcibly click delete

In my old age, when not wearing clericals, I have become White Man Who Wears Polo Shirt And Jeans To Work, something I vowed I would never become. I have murdered fashion, and embraced my generational age. Look upon me, and despair.

Any chance I know anyone on here who lives in/near Cocoa Beach, FL? ⚓

Officially 1/8th of the way through my book!

Reading this kind of thing boils my blood. I understand if you want an institution that aligns a certain way theologically. But how does this sort of sentiment not lead to the creation of ideologues rather than students? Which, isn’t that typically the conservative argument against “liberalism”?

Still easier than getting non-Lutherans to read Jenson.

Dear The Ghost of Steve Jobs, Please, for those of us using the Canadian language option on our computers and phones, add "e-transfer" or "etransfer" to the dictionary. None of us use PayPal, Venmo, or CashApp. We all use e-transfer. Signed, Disgruntled Transplant

I wish I could drive a Clown Car for Misfit and Underemployed Theologians and Philosophers across this country and collect everyone I know deserving of permanent tenured positions and we could just teach in a roving seminary until we all die